Your love is like radiant diamonds bursting inside us
We cannot contain
Your love will surely come find us like blazing wild fire
Singing your name
God of mercy, sweet love of mine
I have surrendered to your design
May this offering stretch across the skies
These Hallelujahs be multiplied
--Need to Breathe's "These Hallelujahs Be Multiplied"
Oh Lord thank You for Your love for us--a love that saves us from our self. Self-absorption. Self-preservation. From hopelessness.
We cannot contain this love! It is too much. May all of us cracked vessels be spilling out Your light and hope amongst our military, and our world. Make us radiant. And as we, and our soldiers, give our lives for God and country, may our offerings be known for Your further glory. Help us to surrender to Your design. Over and over again. Forgive us for our stubborn selfishness that thinks it knows what it needs to be radiant.
Multiply these hallelujahs, Lord! May they spread through the 'hooahs' of thousands of soldiers. Lord, we pray for their safety. We pray for their success. But ultimately, we pray for their salvation. Spread like wildfire through our posts. May the military lead the way to revival for the whole nation.
From a wood shack in desert sands to the old stone chapel with a spire to the modern building in the middle of post to the insulated tent in the snowy field, Lord be in our chapels. May they be cities on hills. Filled with Your Spirit. Overflowing rays of hope. Pointing to You. May we be unified as Your people Lord. Focused on this mission and not our own agendas. Help us to see You in each other.
Because the stakes are desperate. Soldiers are dying without You and without hope. Fan our fire, Lord.
We pray for our chaplains. Give them strength. Courage. Give them wisdom in how to deal with this dual-culture. Thank You for putting them on the front lines in this spiritual battle. Use them mightily in many lives.
And we pray the same for our Christian soldiers. Give them the weapons they need to fight this fight.
We pray for the rest of the soldiers in Afghanistan making their way home. Keep them safe in this critical, difficult time. Keep them patient. May their families be strengthened through the separation. May the trials be opportunities to come to You.
Give wisdom, clarity, purpose to any future missions, Lord. Protect our troops until they can all come home. We long for the day when we can come home to You.
Thank You for the hallelujahs rising across this great nation, and around the world. May we join in this song today!
Amen!
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Oct 20, 2014
The king rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give!
For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
Be exalted in your strength, Lord; we will sing and praise your might.
-Psalm 21: 1, 7, 13
Thank You Lord for your victory. For Your strength that makes all things possible. With a flick of the wrist, You send the stars in orbit. From the dust You fashion bone, sinew, muscle--an elephant can pull a load, a horse can lunge up a hill, a man can carry his brother.
All victory comes from You and ultimately You will be victorious over all. Oh we look forward to that day, when You conquer all evil. So many things can take life, but only You have the strength to give life. It is easy to hate, but You have the strength to love.
Thank You for our many returning victorious troops. Thank You for timely sand storms, and timely clear weather. Thank You for insightful strategies, and for bubbles of protection that have no earthly explanation. Thank You for truth revealed and small steps of winning hearts and minds. We pray for those seeds to germinate in the children of the Middle East's next generation. Thank You for our warrior's safety.
Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
--Psalm 20:6-7
And Lord we pray for our soldiers:
--for the safe return of more of our troops
--for the safe transport of those continuing to travel--for those deploying on new missions
--for wisdom for our leaders on how to continue
Lord You understand the warrior's heart. We pray You will guard it. As our people come home, help them to adjust. May they not feel forgotten or dishonored. May they find their place again. Give them a new sense of purpose.
Calm their hearts Lord. Calm their hearts.
Do not let the spirit of depression and suicide get to them Lord. Draw them to You day by day. May they sense Your chasing them down. Forgive their sins, and help them forgive themselves.
And use us in this mission Lord. Show us how to be Your light amongst our Army.
Amen.
For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.
Be exalted in your strength, Lord; we will sing and praise your might.
-Psalm 21: 1, 7, 13
Thank You Lord for your victory. For Your strength that makes all things possible. With a flick of the wrist, You send the stars in orbit. From the dust You fashion bone, sinew, muscle--an elephant can pull a load, a horse can lunge up a hill, a man can carry his brother.
All victory comes from You and ultimately You will be victorious over all. Oh we look forward to that day, when You conquer all evil. So many things can take life, but only You have the strength to give life. It is easy to hate, but You have the strength to love.
Thank You for our many returning victorious troops. Thank You for timely sand storms, and timely clear weather. Thank You for insightful strategies, and for bubbles of protection that have no earthly explanation. Thank You for truth revealed and small steps of winning hearts and minds. We pray for those seeds to germinate in the children of the Middle East's next generation. Thank You for our warrior's safety.
Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
--Psalm 20:6-7
And Lord we pray for our soldiers:
--for the safe return of more of our troops
--for the safe transport of those continuing to travel--for those deploying on new missions
--for wisdom for our leaders on how to continue
Lord You understand the warrior's heart. We pray You will guard it. As our people come home, help them to adjust. May they not feel forgotten or dishonored. May they find their place again. Give them a new sense of purpose.
Calm their hearts Lord. Calm their hearts.
Do not let the spirit of depression and suicide get to them Lord. Draw them to You day by day. May they sense Your chasing them down. Forgive their sins, and help them forgive themselves.
And use us in this mission Lord. Show us how to be Your light amongst our Army.
Amen.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Oct. 13, 2014
Lord, help us love You.
Remind us Lord, remind us of how much You love us.
Open our eyes to see Your gifts all around us.
Pursue us--don't give up on us--till we live as daughters of the King. The way You made us.
Thank You for loving us when we are ugly, hateful, selfish. Thank You for loving us when we are far from perfect, utterly helpless to make ourselves good. Thank You for loving us when we are totally useless.
Increase our love Lord, as we can only reciprocate what You have already given.
Thank You for surrounding us with beauty to remember You by. To see You in the mystery of the aurora. To receive a bouquet of wildflowers from You. To feel Your comfort through a loved one's hug. To have a book of love letters from You in the Scriptures. To see Your paintings in the sunrises for our joy. To have a glimpse of Your unconditional love through our pets. To feel You swell our hearts with a beautiful melody.
The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you, in His love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing. --Zephaniah 3:17
You love us like a perfect Father to His daughter.
Like a groom enchanted with his bride.
Lord remind us. May we throw away all the guilt, all the doubt that make us feel separated from You.
Thank You for answering our prayers. Thank You for surrounding us with blessings. Thank You for filling us with peace. Thank You for life. For all the ups and downs and messiness and busy-ness and craziness. Thank You for being with us through it all.
And thank You for forgiving us. For Jesus. For giving Your precious Son to die a horrible death for a bunch of rebellious, weak creatures. And setting us free.
http://www.worshiptogether.com/songs/songdetail.aspx?iid=559022
Yes, we are so weak, and we so desperately, completely need You.
Lord, we pray for each other.
--For the friend whose strange illness is incapacitating her. Give her strength for the difficult therapy, and may she be healed by You.
--For the woman in a coma after brain surgery. We ask for healing Lord.
--For the one whose family member has hurt them terribly.
--For the babies who are coming soon.
--For all of us who let life toss us around and harass us--leaving us over worked, over stressed, overwhelmed. But we are daughters of the King. You have no limits to Your resources. Make us live that way Lord! May it overflow into our marriages, our children, our neighborhoods.
We pray for the safe return of our soldiers.
And may they know, deep down, Your love. May the spirit of depression and suicide not be able to take hold. May our military lead the way in knowing Your love!
Thank You Father God. We trust in You and how You will answer these prayers.
Amen.
Remind us Lord, remind us of how much You love us.
Open our eyes to see Your gifts all around us.
Pursue us--don't give up on us--till we live as daughters of the King. The way You made us.
Thank You for loving us when we are ugly, hateful, selfish. Thank You for loving us when we are far from perfect, utterly helpless to make ourselves good. Thank You for loving us when we are totally useless.
Increase our love Lord, as we can only reciprocate what You have already given.
Thank You for surrounding us with beauty to remember You by. To see You in the mystery of the aurora. To receive a bouquet of wildflowers from You. To feel Your comfort through a loved one's hug. To have a book of love letters from You in the Scriptures. To see Your paintings in the sunrises for our joy. To have a glimpse of Your unconditional love through our pets. To feel You swell our hearts with a beautiful melody.
The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you, in His love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing. --Zephaniah 3:17
You love us like a perfect Father to His daughter.
Like a groom enchanted with his bride.
Lord remind us. May we throw away all the guilt, all the doubt that make us feel separated from You.
Thank You for answering our prayers. Thank You for surrounding us with blessings. Thank You for filling us with peace. Thank You for life. For all the ups and downs and messiness and busy-ness and craziness. Thank You for being with us through it all.
And thank You for forgiving us. For Jesus. For giving Your precious Son to die a horrible death for a bunch of rebellious, weak creatures. And setting us free.
http://www.worshiptogether.com/songs/songdetail.aspx?iid=559022
Yes, we are so weak, and we so desperately, completely need You.
Lord, we pray for each other.
--For the friend whose strange illness is incapacitating her. Give her strength for the difficult therapy, and may she be healed by You.
--For the woman in a coma after brain surgery. We ask for healing Lord.
--For the one whose family member has hurt them terribly.
--For the babies who are coming soon.
--For all of us who let life toss us around and harass us--leaving us over worked, over stressed, overwhelmed. But we are daughters of the King. You have no limits to Your resources. Make us live that way Lord! May it overflow into our marriages, our children, our neighborhoods.
We pray for the safe return of our soldiers.
And may they know, deep down, Your love. May the spirit of depression and suicide not be able to take hold. May our military lead the way in knowing Your love!
Thank You Father God. We trust in You and how You will answer these prayers.
Amen.
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Oct. 6, 2014
God of time,
God of creation,
God of life,
You unfurl the leaf and cause it to stretch to the sky.
You expand the tiny chickadee brain, so it can remember where it stashed its seeds.
You teach the whale to sing.
You fill the horse's lungs as it races across the prairie.
You cause our little one's eyes to flutter open.
And You reach down and hold our hands. You let us curl up on Your lap. You wrap Your arms around us.
Thank You Lord, for being our perfect Father/Mother. Thank You for love unending... unconditional. Thank You for grace that picks us up and puts us on our feet again.
Thank You for the beauty and diversity of creation, made for our pleasure. We see Your care for it, and we love it too.
And thank You for our children, Lord. For giggles, and helping hands, and skipping, and snuggles, and funny sayings, and yes even for scraped knees and tears as they show life. Thank You for growth--for new heights and new sizes and awkward moments and deeper thoughts and bigger challenges.
Lord, we pray for our beloved ones. We pray for their direction of life. No matter what they do, may they honor You. Give them vision and mission. May they find what is worth living for. Give them Jesus.
Our posts are filled with these children Lord. We ask You to keep them safe. Help them to find good friends. Help them to be good friends. May their lives be filled with good adults who help them along. May they grow in integrity. But mostly:
Give them Jesus.
Yes Lord, we want them to be safe. We want them to be comfortable. We want them to be happy. But more than anything:
Give them Jesus.
Help them through their challenges right now, Lord. The schooling. The peers. The tasks it seems they will never master. The attitudes. May we be the parents they need. May their future spouses be protected and blessed. But mostly, may they grow in You. Nothing will bless our hearts more than to see them walking in You; and nothing will break our hearts more than to see them stray.
Which You understand more than we ever could.
So Lord, give them Jesus.
We pray for our young soldiers--somebody's baby. Keep them safe so they can grow closer to You. Thank You for bringing many home. Please be with those still in transit.
And we pray for all our soldiers. May they know deep down that they are loved. May they know it enough to be saved from the severe depression that lies to them.
We ask these things, knowing that You love them and love us with the love of a perfect Father.
And we just want more of You.
Amen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu2E2FUcIiE
God of creation,
God of life,
You unfurl the leaf and cause it to stretch to the sky.
You expand the tiny chickadee brain, so it can remember where it stashed its seeds.
You teach the whale to sing.
You fill the horse's lungs as it races across the prairie.
You cause our little one's eyes to flutter open.
And You reach down and hold our hands. You let us curl up on Your lap. You wrap Your arms around us.
Thank You Lord, for being our perfect Father/Mother. Thank You for love unending... unconditional. Thank You for grace that picks us up and puts us on our feet again.
Thank You for the beauty and diversity of creation, made for our pleasure. We see Your care for it, and we love it too.
And thank You for our children, Lord. For giggles, and helping hands, and skipping, and snuggles, and funny sayings, and yes even for scraped knees and tears as they show life. Thank You for growth--for new heights and new sizes and awkward moments and deeper thoughts and bigger challenges.
Lord, we pray for our beloved ones. We pray for their direction of life. No matter what they do, may they honor You. Give them vision and mission. May they find what is worth living for. Give them Jesus.
Our posts are filled with these children Lord. We ask You to keep them safe. Help them to find good friends. Help them to be good friends. May their lives be filled with good adults who help them along. May they grow in integrity. But mostly:
Give them Jesus.
Yes Lord, we want them to be safe. We want them to be comfortable. We want them to be happy. But more than anything:
Give them Jesus.
Help them through their challenges right now, Lord. The schooling. The peers. The tasks it seems they will never master. The attitudes. May we be the parents they need. May their future spouses be protected and blessed. But mostly, may they grow in You. Nothing will bless our hearts more than to see them walking in You; and nothing will break our hearts more than to see them stray.
Which You understand more than we ever could.
So Lord, give them Jesus.
We pray for our young soldiers--somebody's baby. Keep them safe so they can grow closer to You. Thank You for bringing many home. Please be with those still in transit.
And we pray for all our soldiers. May they know deep down that they are loved. May they know it enough to be saved from the severe depression that lies to them.
We ask these things, knowing that You love them and love us with the love of a perfect Father.
And we just want more of You.
Amen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu2E2FUcIiE
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